Dear Fellow Motorhomer,
Travelling before April, touring in Europe can prove inconsistent in achieving good weather; not so if touring a lot further south in the Canary Islands. Those on this years Canary Islands tour have recently returned to mainland Europe, following 10 weeks in the islands experiencing adventure in very enjoyable weather.
Gran Canaria Campsite – April 2025
A couple of customer reviews from the tour.
‘This is our 3rd tour to the Canary Islands with GB Motorhome Tours. The first trip everything was new and fresh, this time it was all more comfortable and familiar. Superb tour leaders, many adventures with overall excellent weather. Superb value for money, we would recommend anyone to do the tour. Thank you GB! ‘ Roy and Cheryl Clark
‘This was our first tour with GB Motorhome Tours and it won’t be our last. The tour was extremely well planned, organised and guided by Kevin & Nurcan and Douglas and Jane, who really went out of their way to resolve any problems and attend to our needs.’ Derek and Gill Green
The over-winter Canary Islands tour will be running again next year January to April 2026, the itinerary for this is now available by clicking on the name above and bookings can be made on the GB Motorhome Tours website.
As one tour in the sunshine finishes another is just starting. The Greece 2025 tour is now underway, with those on the optional travel from UK with Tour Directors package having enjoyed lovely clear days as they made their way from the UK to the tours start in Italy.
Camping in Switzerland as part of the Greece optional package – April 2025
Whilst our tours start in destinations all over Europe, most also offer an optional package for starting and traveling out from the UK. This flexibility allows tour participants to choose which works best for them. If selecting the optional travel from UK with Tour Directors package, this offers the opportunity of having everything arranged for you, including cross-channel ferries. The starting point in this instance is a campsite in Kent, the day before the ferry to France. The Tour Directors meet there with those on the optional package and look after everything on route to the tours starting point. Included within the optional package are return cross-channel ferries, which are fully flexible and include full access to the ships club lounge both ways; the outward on-route campsite nights and usually a group dinner at one of the campsites. Full details of each optional package is contained at the end of each tours itinerary.
Destinations for the 2026 tours are now on the GB Motorhome Tours website. There are many interesting itineraries in next year’s programme. Those covering the first half of 2026 are now available on the website.
• Dec 2025/Jan 2026 – Scottish Hogmanay (10 nights) – Bring in the New Year with a traditional Scottish Hogmanay celebration and follow this with time touring in Scotland
• Jan/April – Canary Islands (70 nights) – Take yourself and your motorhome on an adventure whilst escaping the after Christmas cold
• April/May – Greece (21 or 34 nights) – Spring warmth, History and Easter Celebrations for the first part, followed by Micro Climates, Islands and not to be missed sights for those staying on
• May – Romania and Bulgaria (32 nights) – Take a journey through two of Eastern Europe’s least explored countries
• June – Explore Poland (26 nights) – Discover magical places throughout Poland and feel the country for real
• June – Rhine in Flames (12 nights) – Tour itinerary in the process of being finalised
• June – Southern Norway (23 nights) – A land of scenic and cultural wonders with so much to experience and enjoy
• June – Journey Along the Danube (19 nights) – Travelling close to Europe’s great river, follow the Danube from Belgrade in Serbia across Europe to its source in Germany
• July – Baltic States Adventure (28 nights) – See them before they are changed forever
Bookings for the above 2026 tours are now available directly on the GB Motorhome Tours website.
For some late autumn touring this year, an all-new Portugal and Spain Discovery tour will be available. The Tour Directors for this trip are currently in Portugal, making the final plans for the tour, which will run from mid-October to early December and include northern Spain, all of Portugal and the Andalucía region of southern Spain. Following the end of the tour, it will be possible to return to the UK to be home in time for Christmas, or to remain in Spain for the festive period, the choice will be yours. Full details of the tour will firstly be emailed to those who have already registered their interest and then placed onto the GB Motorhome Tours website. This will be over the next month.
There are now just three other 2025 tours with places available
• Scotland Highlands & Royal Deeside – 20 nights in September
• Amsterdam at Christmastime – 7 nights in December
• Scottish Hogmanay – 10 nights in December 2025/January 2026
In May this, year GB Motorhome Tours will be exhibiting at the Newbury outdoor motorhome show. If you are attending do come along to our stand and see us, some of our Tour Directors will also be available to chat and answer any questions.
With spring arriving and many motorhomes now being made ready for use after a winter break, it’s a good time to clean the fresh water tank, pipework and taps with a solution of sterilising water. This can be achieved by adding some sterilising tablets/fluid to your main fresh water tank, allowing them to dissolve/mix in and then pumping the water through to all locations by opening each of the taps for a couple of minutes. Leave the sterilising solution in the system for 24 hours and then drain down before refilling with clean fresh water. Your motorhome water system will then be ready for your next outing.
Happy touring to everyone.
Kindest regards,
Your GB Motorhome Tours Team
Tel. 0044 7481 479 057
Info@gbmotorhometours.com
www.GBMotorhomeTours.com
Dear Fellow Motorhomer,
March and whilst the weather in the UK is not great for motorhome touring, the opposite is the case for those on our Canary Islands tour. They are enjoying sunny dry days, with temperatures in the 20’s. The Canary Islands are well known for their beach resorts but less so for also having some great mountain scenery. This tour is now entering week 7 of 10, where the group have been touring both along the coasts and in the mountains.
Coastal Campsite on the Canary island of La Palma – February 2025
Mountain Campsite within the National Park on Gran Canaria – March 2025
The next Canary Islands tour will take place January to April 2026. The itinerary for this has just been added to the GB Motorhome Tours website and bookings are now available, see Canary Islands 2026 tour itinerary.
Another tour now available on the GB Motorhome Tours website for 2026 is the spring tour to Greece. Touring in the Mediterranean early spring means sunshine is generally found and before the fierce heat of late spring & summer arrives. At this time of year, everything remaining fresh with an abundance of wild flowers to be spotted as you travel.
For 2026 there will be a full programme of tours available, a list of these are on our website at www.gbmotorhometours.com/tour/2026-tours-list. The itinerary for each of next year’s tours is usually added to the website just over a year before the tour starts. In the meantime, any tours that you are interested in, send us an email of these and we will register this for you. The itineraries for these tours will then be emailed to you in advance of them being made generally available, enabling you to request a tour place at that time if you wish.
Before 2026, there is the full programme of 2025 tours to enjoy. There now remains only limited availably on just 4 of this year’s 14 tours. The full itineraries for these are available by clicking on the tour name below.
• Scotland Highlands & Royal Deeside 20 nights in September
• Mosel, Lahn and Rhine 15 nights in September
• Amsterdam at Christmastime 7 nights in December
• Scottish Hogmanay 10 nights over New Year of 2025/26
There will also be the all new Portugal and Spain Discovery tour added to the 2025 tour programme. This tour will run from mid-October to early December. The tour itinerary will be available in May, with the Tour Directors finishing the research for this tour in April. If you would like to register your interest in this tour, to receive the itinerary in advance of it being made generally available, send us an email and this will be done for you, with the itinerary expected to be emailed in May.
Remember all our tours are a lot more than just us booking campsites for you; they all include group excursions with transport, a number of group meals, services of our Tour Directors travelling with the tour in their own motorhome, full printed tour information pack, all GPS co-ordinates for your Sat Nav and of course all the campsites are pre booked for you. Additionally, complete flexibility for you to decide to meet us at the start of the tour (which will be in/near the country of destination) or to have everything arranged for you all the way from the UK, by including the ‘optional travel from UK with Tour Directors package’. Within this package are included additional campsite nights between the UK and the start of the tour, your fully flexible return cross channel ferry with entry to the ships Club Lounge and the services of our Tour Directors travelling with you from the UK.
Where will your travels take you?
Happy touring to everyone.
Kindest regards,
Your GB Motorhome Tours Team
Tel. 0044 7481 479 057
Info@gbmotorhometours.com
www.GBMotorhomeTours.com
Dear Fellow Motorhomer,
February and whilst it’s very winter like in the UK, for the motorhomes on this years Canary Islands tour they are enjoying warm sunny summer weather. The Canary Islands being 2,000 miles south of the UK, means touring there at this time of year the winter is well and truly left behind. The 2026 itinerary for this very popular over winter tour is just being finalised and will be released to the GB Motorhome Tours website over the next month. If you would like to escape next year’s winter, consider taking yourself and your motorhome away for 70 nights of warmth and adventure.
Camping in Tenerife – February 2025
This year’s Canary Islands tour itinerary can be viewed and followed by clicking on its name, and if you would like to register your interest in the next tour, which will take place January/April next year (2026), send us a an email and this will be done for you. The tour itinerary will then be sent to you ahead of it being made generally available, giving you first opportunity of requesting a place on the tour if you so wish at that time.
Another tour, not quite as far away but with similarly enjoyable out of season good weather, is the all new Portugal and Spain Discovery tour for Oct/Dec this year. This tour is currently being researched by the Tour Directors, where the research of the Spanish parts of the tour, the Costa Verde (Northern Spain) and Andalucía (Southern Spain) has now been completed. There are some great places awaiting those on the tour. The Portugal part is next for being researched and this is expected to be completed during April, with the tour being made available to book from May onwards. This tour will be for around 48 nights and will complete the 2025 tour programme, all 2025 tours can be seen at 2025 tour programme.
Whilst 2025 is not long underway, the GB Motorhome Tours programme for 2026 is already well developed. A list of tours that will be taking place throughout 2026 (with some more to be added) is now on the GB Motorhome Tours website at www.gbmotorhometours.com/tour/2026-tours-list. As always, being the UK’s largest motorhome tour company, there are many exciting destinations to choose from spanning the whole year, with all tours being expertly organised. These 2026 tours will begin to appear on the website and be available to book over the next couple of months.
Relating to our tours, we are often asked by motorhomers considering a GB Motorhome Tours for the first time, why do people choose to join a GB Motorhomes Tours holiday. This is probably best answered by some of the thing’s customers say they like about our tours.
• We travel knowing your Tour Directors are on hand to offer any assistance required
• Our motorhome pitch is awaiting us upon arriving at the campsite, usually with little check-in procedure as you have looked after this in advance of our arrival
• We make one booking with you and everything else on the tour is looked after for us
• Your tours are much more than just taking us to a campsite and leaving us there. Included in every tour are organised excursions with local transport, tour guides and entrance fee’s all included – no need to move our motorhome off site
• Each tour includes a number of quality group meals, a chance to enjoy local cuisine and wines in like-minded company
• A comprehensive printed tour pack is sent at least one month prior to departure, containing all the information for the tour – campsite details including GPS co-ordinates, route planning, excursion programme, group meals and general information for continental touring, making planning for our holiday easy
• You include Michelin maps covering the area of the tour within the tour pack, and for most tours, also the DK Eyewitness guide book for the country being visited
If it may be a while before you are next getting away in your motorhome and it is going to be left unused for a period of time, consider parking it with the internal and cupboard doors left open, thus allowing circulating air to reach all areas to avoid damp forming. Likewise with the fridge door, leave this open to keep the fridge nice and fresh inside. If it’s safe to do so, also park the vehicle in gear with the handbrake off, to prevent the brake potentially becoming stuck through a period of non-use. Best of all, try and take the vehicle for a run for around 30 minutes or more every two weeks to keep everything moving and charged. For when you are next away on the continent and driving through France, keep in mind the number of speed cameras in the country has recently been increased by 4,000, along with 500 radar cameras to check that the distance between vehicles complies with regulations. The speed limit on most National roads is now 80km (50mph) and a safe driving distance is considered to be 2 seconds behind the vehicle in front. Fines for non-compliance are imposed and can reach as much as 540€.
We look forward to traveling with you soon. If there is anything you wish to ask about a tour, feel free to contact us, we are always happy to answer any questions.
Kindest regards,
Your GB Motorhome Tours Team
Tel. 0044 7481 479 057
Info@gbmotorhometours.com
www.GBMotorhomeTours.com
Dear Fellow Motorhomer,
January and some motorhomes are already heading for touring in summer like conditions. 16 motorhomes are now starting the journey south as they travel towards the warmth and sunshine of the Canary Islands. Some are already en-route in Spain, from where they sail to the Canary Islands taking them a further 800 miles south to the summer like weather awaiting them in the islands.
En-route camping in Spain – January 2025
The Canary Islands offer ideal motorhome touring conditions at this time of year, with clear sunny days and temperatures in the 20’s. The islands are well known for their warm winter climate, but are usually overlooked for their culture and heritage interests; on the GB Motorhome Tours trip both can be enjoyed. If you would like the possibility to experience this on the next 70-night Canary Islands tour, which will take place January – April next year (2026), send us an email to register your interest. The tour itinerary will then be sent to you ahead of it being made generally available, giving you first opportunity of requesting a place on the tour if you so wish at that time.
For this year, most of the GB Motorhome Tours holidays are now on the GB Motorhome Tours website, with many already fully booked. There still remains some availability on the more recently added tours of
Additionally, there will be one more tour added to the 2025 programme, an all new Portugal and Spain Discovery tour. This will run mid October to early December, visiting some of the major sites in both countries whilst also focussing on some lesser known locations, along with being interspersed with some longer coastal stays; to offer a mix of classical highlights, local attractions and coastal relaxation. Like the Canary Islands tour just starting, the tour will offer the opportunity of escaping the gloomier weather generally experienced in the UK over that period. This tour is being researched by the Tour Directors over the next couple of months and should be available on the GB Motorhome Tours website from around the end of April.
For all continental holidays, GB Motorhome Tours offers the option for participants to start a tour on the continent or from the UK. This gives flexibility for individuals to choose which works best for them. If you have a 2025 tour booking which currently doesn’t have the optional travel from UK with Tour Directors package included and you would now like to add this, it remains possible to do so at this stage. Send us an email requesting the optional package be added to your booking and this will be done for you, with a confirmation email returned. Full details of each tours optional package can be viewed at the end of each tour itinerary on the GB Motorhome Tours website.
Tours for 2026 will begin to be made available over the next couple of months; these will be added to the GB Motorhome Tours website and featured in future monthly newsletters. There will be another great selection and variation of tours to look forward to, taking you and your motorhome to many great places.
January can be a good time to get things prepared ready for travels later in the year. For continental travel GB Motorhome Tours recommends all UK travellers have with them the European Health Insurance Card, known by many as the EHIC or E111. Whilst the card has now changed names to the Global Health Insurance Card or GHIC, the scheme itself remains as comprehensive as previous; where it continues to cover all emergency medical treatment in EU member countries. If you already have an EHIC (plastic bank style card) these remain valid until the expiry date, when they can (upon application) be replaced with a GHIC. If you don’t have an EHIC or it has expired, to apply for a GHIC click on the link below.
Apply for a free NHS issued Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC)
The fact the scheme covers pre-existing medical conditions is an important reason to carry the card with you on all continental tours. Whilst personal travel insurance continues to be required to cover the many things the GHIC does not include, the GHIC scheme will supplement your travel insurance in the event of your travel insurance refusing an emergency medical claim.
All of us at GB Motorhome Tours wish you a Happy New Year and we look forward to many great travels with you throughout 2025 and beyond.
Kindest regards,
Your GB Motorhome Tours Team
Tel. 0044 7481 479 057
Info@gbmotorhometours.com
www.GBMotorhomeTours.com
Dear Fellow Motorhomer,
December and as we enter the festive season all of us at GB Motorhome Tours wish you a Merry Christmas. As the year draws to an end, so does our 2024 touring programme, with the recently completed Paris at Christmastime tour finishing just this week, being the last tour of this year. This tour spent time in Paris, including a visit to the Palace of Versailles and a champagne evening at the Moulin Rouge, before finishing with a Farewell Dinner evening at Chateau de Cocove.
Camping in Paris – December 2024
‘Very explicit itinerary pack. Meticulously planned trips. Expert, friendly tour leaders. Wonderful trip, thank you.’ Angela Price & Will Hopkins – Paris at Christmastime 2024 tour
‘Very much enjoyed the tour and Sue & Ron looked after us well. Obviously, the highlight was the visit to the Moulin Rouge where the meal was excellent and the champagne flowed.’ Pauline & Robert Hughes – Paris at Christmastime 2024 tour
Throughout 2024 GB Motorhome Tours have escorted over 200 motorhomes to destinations all across Europe, with tours ranging from 6 to 70 nights in duration. Spanning from Norway in the north, to Sicily in the south, the French Atlantic coast in the west to Romania in the east, and including almost every country in-between. Being the UK’s largest motorhome tour company, GB Motorhome Tours offers tours to the widest number of destinations and throughout the whole year. With 2025 starting soon, so does our 2025 touring season, with The Canary Islands tour now being just 4 weeks away from leaving the UK.
The 2025 touring programme is full of interesting motorhome adventures awaiting you. Whilst most 2025 tours are now fully booked, there is some availability remaining for the following tours:
• Croatian Highlights
• Scotland Highlands and Royal Deeside (just added)
• Moselle, Lahn and Rhine
• Amsterdam at Christmastime
• Scottish Hogmanay (just added)
Click on any of the above tours for their full itineraries.
There is also a new tour currently being worked on that is expected to make the 2025 programme, which is Spain and Portugal Discovery. This tour will visit some of the major sites in both countries, whilst also focussing on lesser known locations and interspersing these with some longer coastal stays; to offer a mix of classical highlights along with local attractions and coastal relaxation. The tour is being planned for mid-October to early December 2025; which will also offer the opportunity of escaping the gloomier weather generally experienced in the UK over that period. If you would like to pre-register your interest in this tour, please do so by sending us an email. You will then be sent the tour itinerary in advance of it being made available generally, giving you first opportunity of requesting a tour place if wished.
2024 has been a busy travel year at GB Motorhome Tours and we thank all customers who chose to travel with us throughout the year. A big thank you also to all our Tour Directors who work tirelessly to ensure the smooth running of every tour and who pay particular attention to detail, to achieve the high standards that are set for all tours. There are seven Tour Director couples running the tours, all of whom are very experienced motorhomers and specialise in various locations throughout Europe and beyond.
Some of our more adventurous tours take motorhomes beyond Europe and to destinations few others reach. A consideration for this type of travel is obtaining vehicle insurance for the motorhome in these destinations. Most motorhome insurance policies offer cover for travel within Europe, but few offer cover for destinations beyond. For these more adventurous journeys, GB Motorhome Tours provides advice to tour participants regarding obtaining the relevant cover required, well in advance of the tour starting. Vehicle insurance is an ever-changing situation, so it is important to keep updated and to check that your policy meets your needs and destinations for travel, including that your policy covers for the number of days you intend being away.
Here in the UK, with some cool wet weather around, it is recommended cushions and bedding be removed from motorhomes and stored indoors to keep them from becoming damp. However, often the practicality of doing this is not easy, so an alternative can be to periodically run a de-humidifier inside the motorhome to keep moisture levels down. Also doing this for 24 hours before taking your motorhome on a winter trip can be particularly beneficial, ensuring you set off in a cosy & damp free van, perfect for starting your winter break.
All the very best to you for the coming New Year and for lots of great motorhome travel in 2025. Feel free to contact us with any questions you have regarding our tours.
Kindest regards,
Your GB Motorhome Tours Team
Tel. 0044 7481 479 057
Info@gbmotorhometours.com
www.GBMotorhomeTours.com
Dear Fellow Motorhomer,
November and with winter approaching it can be a quieter time of year for travel; however, at GB Motorhome Tours travel continues. Our next tour, Paris at Christmastime starts in a few weeks, where participants will have time in Paris exploring the cities Christmas lights and festive markets, whilst also enjoying a visit to Versailles and a Champagne evening at the Moulin Rouge. For next year our festive tour moves to Amsterdam, where the city participates in its own ‘Festival of Light’ throughout December. Full tour details of the Amsterdam at Christmastime 2025 tour are available by clicking on its name and bookings for the tour are now available on the GB Motorhome Tours website.
Another opportunity for a late autumn getaway took place at the beginning of this month, when GB Motorhome Tours (in conjunction with Camper UK) held a Halloween and Bonfire weekend. This fun packed 3-day event, with evening entertainment, fireworks and opportunity to visit historic Lincoln, takes place each year and is firstly offered to those who have completed a tour throughout that year.
Halloween and Bonfire weekend at Camper UK Leisure Park, Lincoln
For travel next year, a new September tour has just been added to the 2025 tour programme and is now available on GB Motorhome Tours website. This tour travels in Germany, following three of its picturesque rivers; the Moselle, Lahn and Rhine. With the tour having just been released there is currently availability and the full tour itinerary can be viewed by clicking on the name above. Bookings can be made directly on the GB Motorhome Tours website. The only other 2025 tour that now has availability is the Croatian Highlights tour, this can also be booked on the website.
At the end of next year, GB Motorhome Tours will again be offering the very popular Scottish Hogmanay tour, a great opportunity to finish 2025 and bring in the start of 2026 in style. As well as celebrating New Year the Scottish way, this tour includes a number of well selected excursions in mostly indoor settings, along with many evening group dinners and drinks get togethers. The full tour itinerary will be finalised in the next few weeks and released first to those with pre-registered interest. To register your interest, send us a simple email and this will be done for you. You will then receive the itinerary in advance of it being made generally available, giving you first opportunity to request a place if you wish at that time.
With winter approaching, if you are not going to be using your motorhome, remember to drain down the habitation water systems to avoid any damage from freezing water in pipes. How to do this should be covered in your motorhome manual, or a call to your dealer should advise how this is done for your particular model. It is also worthwhile keeping the diesel fuel tank full throughout winter when the motorhome is not in use. Diesel engines do not like water in their fuel and this can build up inside diesel tanks from condensation forming on the inside in cold conditions. By keeping the fuel tank full, it leaves no space for condensation to form.
Even with winter approaching, do keep enjoying your motorhoming. Feel free to contact us at any stage with anything you wish to ask; GB Motorhome Tours operates 12 months of the year, with tours running all year round.
Kindest regards,
Your GB Motorhome Tours Team
Tel. 0044 7481 479 057
Info@gbmotorhometours.com
www.GBMotorhomeTours.com
Dear Fellow Motorhomer,
During September six GB Motorhome Tours were completed; spanning from Scotland in the North to Croatia in the South; from the French Atlantic Coast in the West to Bulgaria in the East; along with Germany and Italy in-between. A customer review from each of the September tours follows, further reviews can be read on our website at www.gbmotorhometours.com/reviews
‘Our first tour with GB Motorhomes, exceeded all expectations. We loved Croatia with its spectacular coastline, great food and excellent wines. Thank you Ron & Sue for taking such good care of us.’ Anne & Frank Rees – Croatian Highlights – Aug/Sept 2024
‘A great tour with some interesting visits and beautiful sights and scenery. Karen and John worked hard to make it all run smoothly with great hospitality and fun.’ Adrian and Vanessa Smith – Southern Bavaria – Sept 2024
‘This was our first GB tour. It was well organised; campsites, tours and meals were above our expectations and fellow campers all very welcoming. Tour guides worked hard to make it a very enjoyable trip. So many fantastic views and such lovely scenery.’ Gill and Norman Killin – Scotland Highlands and NC500 – Sept 2024
‘Our first tour with GB Motorhome Tours and we were not disappointed. The tour guides put 100% into making sure everyone was happy. We would not hesitate to go with them again.’ Alan and Jackie Jones – French Atlantic Coast – Sept 2024
‘Really great tour. We thoroughly enjoyed visiting some beautiful places. David and Sue were very helpful and informative. Fantastic experience.’ Mike and Bettina Lloyd – Northern Italy’s Treasures – Sept 2024
‘Romania and Bulgaria proved to be both surprising and fascinating. We enjoyed so many beautiful sights and experiences like the Transfagarasan and Shipka passes but also learnt so much more about the recent histories of two countries. Thank you Nurcan and Kevin for another exciting adventure, we’re already looking forward to our next in 2025.’ Carolyn and Nick Griffiths – Romania and Bulgaria – Sept 2024
One tour remains ongoing across Europe, with the Journey Along the Danube tour now entering Germany as participants head towards the source of the river. The Danube is Europe’s second longest river covering 2,850km in length. This tour picked up the river in Serbia and has had stays with visits to Belgrade, Budapest, Vienna, Melk and Regensburg so far. At the end of the tour, participants will have followed the river along 2,000km of its length, to its very beginning in Donaueschingen southern Germany, where the river is no more than a trickle.
Journey Along the Danube tour October 2024
The above campsite sits on the banks of the Danube (like almost all on this tour) and is within easy walking distance of Melk town and Abbey, both also very popular stops for all the Danube river cruise boats.
Whilst the year is moving on, touring at GB Motorhome Tours does not stop and there is still a chance to get away again this year. Our Paris at Christmastime tour still has some space. This is a great opportunity to enjoy winter travel to one of Europe’s best cities at Christmastime. See the many Christmas markets and colourful illuminations of Paris, whilst also enjoying a day a Versailles and a celebratory Champagne evening at the wonderful Moulin Rouge. Remaining places for the tour can be reserved on the GB Motorhome Tours website.
Also keep an eye on the GB Motorhome Tours website where it is expected two further tours for later next year will be added over the next month.
For regular UK travellers to Europe, following Brexit, the 90 out of 180 day rule has become something that needs to be taken into consideration. For a good number of years now, the EU has been trying to improve control of this with the introduction of a new electronic system, to check people in and out of the Schengen zone. This entry-exit system (EES) was due to be launched on 10th November 2024 following many previous delays, but has in the last few days been postponed again, with no new launch date yet announced. Current checks for non-EU citizens entering the Schengen zone are done though stamping each person’s passport upon entry/exit, it would appear this system will now continue into at least next year. Details of the recent EU announcement confirming the delay can be read at www.etias.com/articles/eu-entry/exit-system-launch-delayed-again. If you are looking at one of our tours and need to check your own days, feel free to contact us and we will make the calculation for you.
Despite winter approaching, do keep enjoying your motorhoming. Feel free to contact us at any stage with anything you wish to ask; GB Motorhome Tours operates 12 months of the year, with tours taking place all year round and we can be contacted anytime throughout the year.
Kindest regards,
Your GB Motorhome Tours Team
Tel. 0044 7481 479 057
Info@gbmotorhometours.com
www.GBMotorhomeTours.com
Dear Fellow Motorhomer,
September is a really popular time to be touring. GB Motorhome Tours have 6 tours taking place; spanning from Scotland in the north to Croatia in the south, from France’s west coast to Bulgaria in Europe’s east, plus tours in Germany and Italy in the centre.
Croatian Highlights tour September 2024
Scotland Highlands and NC500 tour September 2024
(Photo supplied by Geoff and Margaret Cotton)
Northern Italy Treasure’s tour September 2024
Romania and Bulgaria tour September 2024
The Romania and Bulgaria photo is from the top of the Transfagarasan Pass in Romania. This road featured in Top Gear, following which Jeremy Clarkson proclaimed it as the ‘greatest driving road in the world’. For a clip from the TV programme follow to www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCd7A-BD02c. Whilst Top Gear didn’t enjoy the whole pass in complete sunshine, GB Motorhome Tours had a wonderful day for it; giving a great experience to all tour participants.
If you would like to enjoy a get away later this year, the Paris at Christmastime tour is a good opportunity. This tour includes a day at Versailles Palace and a champagne evening at the Moulin Rouge, as well as plenty of time in Paris for the Christmas markets and lights, including the illuminated Eifel tower.
For holidays in next year, a new tour has just been released to the 2025 tour programme, the Delightful Denmark tour. This takes in the 3 main islands that make up Denmark and includes a finale at the wonderful Tivoli Gardens on mid-summers day. With this tour having just been released places are currently available, click on the tour name for full tour itinerary details.
There will also be one further continental tour to be added to the 2025 tour programme, covering two weeks in France during early September 2025. If you would like to pre-register your interest in this tour, send us a simple email and this will be done for you. People with pre-registered interest receive the itinerary in advance of it being made generally available, giving them first opportunity of requesting a place on the tour if so desired.
Bookings for our tours are often made 12 months in advance. In addition to securing a place by booking early, another benefit of having a tour booked is the excitement that comes from planning for a holiday. This gives a positive energy and realisation that what often starts as just an idea is becoming a travel reality. For all bookings, GB Motorhome Tours guarantees that the price you pay for your tour will be the cheapest that the tour is ever offered at. You can book early in full confidence of knowing the tour will never be available cheaper than the price you pay. Whilst many 2025 tours are now fully booked, there currently remains availability on the following tours. To see their full itineraries, click on the tours name. Booking of these tours can be made on the GB Motorhome Tours website.
• Paris at Christmastime – 6 nights Dec 2024
• Delightful Denmark – 15 nights June 2025
• Croatian Highlights – 27 nights Aug/Sept 2025
• Swiss Magic – 22 nights Sept 2025
• Sicily – 32 or 44 nights Sept/Oct 2025
A topic on many traveller’s minds post Brexit, is the 90 out of 180 day rule for travel within the Schengen Zone countries. This can be complex to work out, particularly when multiple trips are to be taken into consideration. A further anomaly presently in place for those on the Romania and Bulgaria tour, is these countries are joining the Schengen zone but are not yet fully processed, meaning if you currently arrive by air or sea they are Schengen zone countries, but if you arrive by road they are not! If you need any help with checking your days when considering booking a tour, feel free to contact us and we can make the calculation for you.
Enjoy your touring and we look forward to escorting you to great places soon.
Kindest regards,
Your GB Motorhome Tours Team
Tel. 0044 7481 479 057
Info@gbmotorhometours.com
www.GBMotorhomeTours.com
Dear Fellow Motorhomer,
August and the GB Motorhome Tours travel season starts again very soon. Next week sees the departure from the UK of the Croatian Highlights tour, followed at the end of the month by those travelling all the way across Europe for the Romania & Bulgaria tour and also across central Europe for the Northern Italy’s Treasures tour. Then in September the Scotland Highlands and NC500, the French Atlantic Coast and the Southern Bavaria tours all start. Throughout September GB Motorhome Tours will have groups travelling in countries spanning much of Europe, as well as closer to home here in the UK. Recently, those from our Baltic States tour have returned to the UK, having motorhomed through the three countries of Latvia, Lithuania & Estonia, all not yet discovered by many others.
Baltic States tour July 2024
Some customer reviews from the tour.
‘We always wanted to tour the Baltic States and we were not disappointed. This was a superb tour, visiting every capital city and various places of interest. Ron & Sue, our tour leaders looked after us very well and took all the worry and stress out of travelling. That is why we love GB Motorhome Tours – we get to relax.’ Penny and Mike Summers
‘This is an exceptional tour giving an insight into the culture, geography and history of three countries that are largely unknown to UK visitors. We both loved every minute.’ Vicki and Dave Tyler
Customer comments from all our tours can been read on our reviews page.
Before our touring restarts, next weekend we at the Western motorhome show in Malvern. Here a number of our Tour Directors will be on hand at the GB Motorhome Tours stand, to chat and answer questions. Do visit us if you are attending the show, our stand is number 107.
We are often asked by those considering joining a tour, ‘what are the major benefits of a GB Motorhome Tours holiday’? This is probably best answered by summarising customer comments on what they like about our tours.
• We travel knowing your Tour Directors are on hand to offer any assistance required
• Our motorhome pitch is awaiting us upon arriving at the campsite, usually with little check-in procedure as you have looked after this in advance of our arrival
• We make one booking with you and everything else on the tour is looked after for us
• Your tours are much more than just taking us to a campsite and leaving us there. Included in every tour are organised excursions with local transport, tour guides and entrance fee’s all included – no need to move our motorhome off site
• Each tour includes a number of quality group meals, a chance to enjoy local cuisine and wines in like-minded company
• A comprehensive printed tour pack is sent prior to departure, containing all the information for the tour – campsite details including GPS co-ordinates, route planning, excursion programme, group meals and general information for continental touring, making planning for our holiday easy
• You include Michelin maps covering the area of the tour within the tour pack, and for most tours, also the DK Eyewitness guide book for the country being visited
On a number of our tours we are now beginning to see motorhomes fitted with Lithium batteries to power their habitational area. These batteries offer some real advantages over traditional lead acid batteries, in that they provide a far superior capacity for the same physical size at around half the weight. They also offer a longer life span compared to lead acid batteries and can charge much faster. With costs of Lithium batteries coming down, they are becoming an attractive option for more people. However, we are also seeing instances where Lithium batteries have simply been dropped into motorhomes in place of an original lead acid. In many cases this can give problems, with the charging structure for Lithium being different to lead acid, and in the fact they can draw much larger charging currents. When switching from lead acid to Lithium batteries, some changes to the charging structure and wiring arrangements is usually required, to make things work correctly. When taking advantage of the benefits that Lithium batteries can provide, it is worth seeking professional advice from a company that specialise in this relatively new technology of powering the habitation area of your motorhome. One company that can assist is Offgrid Power Solutions. They are based near Oxford and are usually present at most of the motorhomes shows, including next weekend’s Malvern show. They are a family run business of father and son; both of whom are very approachable and knowledgeable. They offer straightforward advice around all things required for switching to Lithium batteries and stock all the products for switching over, including a full fitting service if required.
If there is anything you would like to ask about our tours or motorhoming in general, feel free to contact us, we are always happy to answer any questions. We look forward to travelling with you to many great places soon.
Kindest regards,
Your GB Motorhome Tours Team
Tel. 0044 7481 479 057
Info@gbmotorhometours.com
www.GBMotorhomeTours.com
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